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Buhurizade Mustafa Itri Efendi, usually known simply as Itri (1640-1711), was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music.

Itri was a major exponent of Turkish classical music. He was a prolific composer, producing over a thousand works, of which only about forty survive.

It is believed that he was a Mevlevi, and composed religious music for this order. He lived through the times of five Ottoman Emperors. He became well known during the time of Mehmet IV. He sang… read more